Alaska Air Guardsman receives Silver Star

By Capt. John Callahan | 176th Wing Public Affairs on Jul 11, 2014   General News  

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — A pararescueman with the Alaska Air National Guard’s famed 212th Rescue Squadron pinned on the Silver Star — the nation’s third-highest award for valor — in a ceremony here July 11. Master Sgt. Roger Sparks was awarded the honor for his actions during a fierce firefight with insurgents in Afghanistan’s […]